The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-07-07

ARTICLE l. God hath endowed all men with certain
inalienabe rights among which life liberty, and
the right of acquiring possessing and protecting prop
ery and OF pursuing and obtaining safety and happi
ARTICLE g All men free to worship God accord
ing to the dictates of their consciences but this
sacred privilege hereby secured shall not be
strued justify acts of RIGHTEOUSNESS practices
inconsistent with the peace OF safety of the Kingdom
ARTICLE 8. All may freely speak, write, and
publish their sentiments all subjects being response
bic for the abuse of that right and no law shall be
acted to restrain the liberty of speech of the press
ARTICLE H. All men shall have the right, in an or
derby and peaceabe manner to assemble, without arms
to consult upon the good and to petition the
King Legislature for redress OF grievances.
ARTICLE 5 The privilege of the writ of Habeas
Corpus belongs to all men, and shall not be suspended
unless by the King, when in cases of rebellion inva-
sion the public safety shall require its suspension
ARTICLE 6. No person shall be subject to punish
ment for any oense except due and legal conviction
thereof, in a Court having jurisdiction of the
ARTICLE T. No person shall be held to for any
crime ofense Except in of impeachment or for
ofenses within the jurisdiction of Police District
Justice or in summary proceedings for contempt)
less upon Indictment fully and plainly describing such
crime or offense and he shall have the right to meet
the witnesses who produced against him face to
face; to produce witnesses and proofs in his favor
and by himself his counsel at his election to
inc the witnesses produced by himself and
those produced against him. and to be fully heard in
his own defence In all in which the right of trial
by Jury has been heretofore used it shall be held
volabe forever, except in actions of debt assumps
in which the amount claimed is less than Fifty Dollars
ARTICLE s. No person shall be required to answer
again for an offense. of which he has been duly
vcted, of which he has been duly acquitted.
ARTICLE g. No person shall be compelled, in any
criminal case. to be witness against himself nor be
deprived of life liberty property without due process
of law
ARTICLE TO- No person shall sit Judge OF juror,
in any in which his relative by affinity, by
sangunity within the third degree interested either
plaintiff or defendant in the issue of which the
Said judge juror may have either directly through
such relative, any pecuniary interest.
ARTICLE H. Involuntary servtude except for crime,
is forever prohibited in this Kingdom Whenever slave
shall enter Hawaiian Territory, he shall be free
ARTICLE r. Every person has the right to be secure
from all unreasonable searches and seizures of his per-
son. his house. his papers, and effects and warrants
shall ISSUE except probable supported by oath
or affirmation and describing the place be searched
and the persons or things to be seized
ARTICLE 13 The Government is conducted for the
common good and not for the profit honor private
interest of any one man, family, or class OF men.
ARTICLE A. Each member of society has right to
be protected in the enjoyment of his life, liberty and
property according to law; and therefore he shall be
obliged to contribute his proportional share to the
pense of this protection apd to give his personal
vices or an equivae1 when necessary Private prop
erty may be taken Tor public but only upon due pro-
cess of Ia and just COMPENSATION
ARrye.E Is. No subsidy duty. or tax of anv descrp
tio shsT5e established or levied without the consent
of the Legislature asupshall any money be drav n
from the Public TreaslrTE without such cons MT,
U6pt- when between che sessions of the gis-
lature, the emergencies of war; INVASION rebel on,
pestence, or other publicsaser shall arise and thn
not without the concurrence of all the Cabinet and of
majority OF the whole Prvy Council and the Minister
of Finance shall render detailed account OF such ex
penditure to the Legislature
ARTICLE l6. No retrospective laws shall ever be
enacted.
ARgIcLE II. The Military shall ALWAYS be subject to
the laws the land and no soldier SHALL in time of
peace luartered in any holAse without the consent
OF the owEr: nor in time of war, but in a manner to
be prescribed by the Legislature
ARyftIE IS Every Elector shall be privileged from
arrst on election days during his attendance at cleo
ton and in going to and returning therefron except
in case OF treason felony, or breaeh of the peace.
ARTICLE 49, No Elector shall be so Obliged to per-
form military duty the day of lection as to prevent
IBIS voting except in time of war; or public danger
ARTICLE 20. The Supreme Power of the Kingdom
its exercise is divided into the Executive legislative
and Judicial these shall always bepreseryed distinct
and no Executive or judicial officer any contractor,
on employee OF the Government or lany person in the
receipt of salary emolument from the Government
shall be eligible to election the legislature of the
Hawaiian Kingdom to hold the position of an elective
member OF the same And nomemher o the Legislature
shall during the time for which he IS elected be APP